The position plays vital roles in union contract negotiations, risk management, IT services, effectiveness and efficiency projects, community investment plan, purchasing, customer service, contract negotiations, joint purchasing, inter-agency contracts, relationship management, and many other management tasks. The Village is a full-service organization which provides Police, Public Works, Community Development, Finance, Recreation (including three sheets of ice, a collegiate baseball diamond, a movie theater and ice cream shop) and administrative services, as well as water production and a wastewater treatment plant.